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Peer Gynt Suites 1 and 2 (page 67)
Norwegian folk tale Henrick Ibsen wrote the play version Edvard Grieg wrote the background music for the play
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Suite (page 52) A collection of pieces of contrasting moods
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Suite 1 Suite 2 Ingrid’s Lament Morning Dance of the Arabian Maidens
Dance of the Mountain King’s Daughter Return of Peer Gynt Solveig’s Song Morning Ase’s Death Anitra’s Dance In the Hall of the Mountain King
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Why are the pieces in the suite out of order from the way they appear in the play?
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Pages 69/70 Morning from Peer Gynt Suite by Edvard Grieg In the Hall of the Mountain King from Peer Gynt Suite by Edvard Grieg
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NATIONALISTIC MUSIC Characteristics Things that make music nationalistic
National anthems Folk songs Folk stories/folk heroes Geographical places Historical events/people Folk instruments
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Johannes Brahms
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JOHANNES BRAHMS Born in Hamburg, Germany in 1833
Died in Vienna, Austria in 1897 Known for his Hungarian Dances (Hungarian Dance #5)
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Modeste Mussorgsky
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MODESTE MUSSORGSKY Born in Karevo, Russia in 1839
Died in St. Petersburg, Russia in 1881 One of the “Big Five” group of Russian composers Wrote A Night on Bald Mountain
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Antonin Dvorak
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ANTONIN DVORAK Born in Nelahozeves, Bohemia in 1841
Died in Prague, Bohemia in 1904 Wrote The New World Symphony (Symphony #5 or #9) which is nationalistic music about the United States Wrote Slavonic Dances about his home country
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Jean Sibelius
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JEAN SIBELIUS Born in Tavastehus, Finland in 1865
Died in Jarvenpaa, Finland in 1957 Known as the greatest composer of Finland Wrote Finlandia to reflect his patriotic zeal and deep love of his homeland Finlandia contains the melody we now know as “Be Still, My Soul”
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Bedrich Smetana
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BEDRICH SMETANA Born in Litomysl, Bohemia in 1824
Died in Prague, Bohemia in 1884 Wrote Ma Vlast which is a set of 6 symphonic poems about Bohemia. Vltava (The Moldau) is about a river that flows through Bohemia.
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Edvard Grieg
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Edvard Grieg Known as the Voice of Norway Wrote Peer Gynt
Born in Bergen, Norway in 1843 Died in Bergen, Norway in 1907 Known as the Voice of Norway Wrote Peer Gynt
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